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hey all, my baby boy is 10 weeks and still has a bit of a wobbly head and can’t lift his head up when in tummy time. I went to mothers group and a lot of the babies are 8 weeks and achieving this. Should I be worried?

My 7 week old is the same.. just seems to fall asleep during tummy time and not be interested to even try lift her head. She will lift it to switch to the other side but drags her face along the playmat to do it and doesn’t lift her head much, very lazy bubba.

Every baby is different don’t be too disheartened by it. I got told by the midwife to do tummy time after every feed now to try incorporating it more to encourage her to do it .

Some babies do things earlier than others and some later. Check with the child health nurse or your doctor if you’re overly concerned That way they can keep an eye on bubs progress and give you reassurance

Yeah my bub is the same he's 11 weeks and only lift his head about an inch or two off the ground and usually only for bout 10 seconds. Have also noticed that he seems to only turn his head one way. He's quite good with holding it up while he's sitting up though. Im gonna mention it to the dr at our next appointment if he hasn't improved by then.

You can try a rolled up towel or a travel pillow under their chest to make things easier for them. One of my twins needs this to avoid the face-plant and cry. Then he tends to have a longer crack at it.

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